Pittsburgh Phil And Co. (1972)
Story (1972)
Excerpt
Pittsburgh Phil And Co.
This guy Summerfield was on relief and hitting the wine bottle. He was rather a dull sort, I tried to avoid him, but he was always hanging out the window half-drunk. He'd see me leaving my place and he always said the same thing, "Hey, Hank, how about taking me to the races?" and I always said, "One of these times, Joe, not today." Well, he kept at it, hanging out the window half-drunk, so one day I said, "All right, for Christ's sake, come on..." and away we went...
Appears in Books
- South of No North - 1973, pg. 87